Share this post

Link to post

Share on other sites

A little of both. It's way out in the sticks with no easily visible means of access. At least no visible access that doesn't involve driving down someone's driveway past big No Trespassing signs.

Those tend to cause problems.

Eagle

When I did it I parked no the public road and bushwhacked (really, not THAT much of a bushwhack) to an open clearing which I'm sure was private property but no NO TRESPASSING signs in the thick trees.

Then, I walked down some public access-type road to another dense area of trees/foliage/stickers. The four pictures on my find log are a four-directional view of a "clearing" I was at before heading back into a third set of dense trees.

Geesh, some people just seem to enjoy putting us cachers through the wringer!

Share this post

Link to post

Share on other sites

Since the last update, two caches on the list were found, five were archived or disabled, and seventeen more were added to the list. As of September 30th, there were seventy-three active caches within a fifty mile radius of downtown Houston that have not been found in over 18 months. They are:

LiL Johnny's chart GCKQX6 - was last found on 9/27/07 by sharpbiker with one DNF since.

A TROLL HOME GC164R9 - was last found on 2/10/09 by magillaicious with six DNF's since.

A TROLL HOME 2 GC1AQKH - was last found on 2/22/09 by trea and PDXJim with five DNF's since.

"The Eighteenth Hole" GCNKEQ - was last found on 5/23/09 by FamilieRyan with two DNF's since.

RIBBIT! GC1A0Z9 - was last found on 7/5/09 by kg5udale with two DNF's since.

Hardwood #1 GC1NP4W - was last found on 7/5/09 by comaking with four DNF's since.

2004 5 GC1QPN3 - was last found on 7/24/09 by rw11 and GeoCraig with three DNF's since.

The Grand Oaks GC1F254 - was last found on 7/25/09 by easygrommer with five DNF's since.

Sounds by the Lake GC1E1A7 - was last found on 8/1/09 by DFrair2 with nine DNF's since.

Veterans GC1E9NM - was last found on 8/7/09 by She & He with five DNF's since.

Up You Go GC1BNBV - was last found on 8/14/09 by The Pirate Kid with two DNF's since.

Behind the Bushes GC1TWGN - was last found on 8/22/09 by ggmorton with nine DNF's since.

Forget Lewis & Clark...Now It's Texas Dreamweaver! GC135EH - was last found on 8/29/09 by Donde Esta, gabbytabby and davarle.

The World's Foremost Cache GC1VJER - was last found on 9/7/09 by Galvbay with one DNF since. This one is still awaiting the STF!

Wade texhibb GC1M4KR - was last found on 9/11/09 by Gremlin1313 with two DNF's since.

MIDTOWN BIKE TRAIL #24 - WILDLIFE PARK GC1P56R - was last found on 9/19/09 by Maxwell's Hammer and mvh1954 with twelve DNF's since.

HARRISBURG HIKE & BIKE TRAIL No 7 GC1AKEJ - was last found on 9/26/09 by FiskFamily5 with three DNF's since.

HARRISBURG HIKE & BIKE TRAIL No 11 GC1AKET - was last found on 9/26/09 by FiskFamily5 with four DNF's since.

Life on the Edge (Brock) GC1KVJ7 - was last found on 9/28/09 by Shes The Fas with fourteen DNF's since.

HPARD Golf #5 (Brock) GC112Y8 - was last found on 9/30/09 by Anjie 0301 with two DNF's since.

One Degree of Separation: A Micro-LJTXHiker GCZVNG - was last found on 10/16/09 by Freeze Clan and The Texas Freeze Clan with one DNF since.

Rosenberg...Creepy Critters #1 GC1T604 - was last found on 10/18/09 by Buckeye 5 with six DNF's since.

" The Bend II " GC1RGQ4 - was last found on 11/7/09 by wildpeachseekers with one DNF since.

SPLAT!!! GCR9VG - was last found on 11/7/09 by bbgbob2 with four DNF's since.

7-in-7: #7 Bonus GC1KD65 - was last found on 11/14/09 by Hoosier Ranger.

Chopped... GC189K6 - was last found on 11/17/09 by mmccoin, GeoGeex and CypressCaching with one DNF since.

7-in-7: #5 Arch to fun GC1KD4D - was last found on 11/29/09 by rocky4, mocamping and AgTitan with eight DNF's since. The owner reports it to still be in place and has updated the coordinates.

Otto's Playground GC1N7QX - was last found on 12/2/09 by 4W with one DNF since.

Riding the Rail III GC1TF97 - was last found on 12/12/09 by FamilieRyan.

Looking down the Creek GCVP81 - was last found on 12/13/09 by criffree with three DNF's since.

family fun GC1HRAX - was last found on 12/25/09 by af juicy with eight DNF's since.

In the Garden GCWDWB - was last found on 12/28/09 by cornkit with nine DNF's since.

Otto's Picnic GCIN7QA - was last found on 01/1/10 by FortunaVesica with six DNF's since.

Box N the Woods GCIBD6K - was last found on 01/1/10 by hummer dude with four DNF's since.

A Puzzled Monkey #2 GC1J0X0 - was last found on 01/1/10 by geohiker with two DNF's since.

A Little To The Left GC18AX1 - was last found on 01/2/10 by mvh1954, Hoosier Ranger and ILcritter with one DNF since.

L.M.P. - A night cache GC1W8B0 - was last found on 01/2/10 by ggmorton, Sky Rookie and Specialis Revelio.

Dead Men Caching GC1EJ0Z - was last found on 01/10/10 by ellisbe with two DNF's since.

Rustic Country Home GCP90Y - was last found on 01/11/10 by godzooky with three DNF's since.

Fairground Trivia GC1HPWV - was last found on 01/12/10 by Bear'n'Bug with six DNF's since.

By popular demand, I'll continue to generate this list each month just as I have in the past. I was happy to see quite a few caches make the list this month with zero, one, or two DNF's since the last time they were found. I reserve the right to extend the time frame out to two years if the list ever reaches 100 caches.

Share this post

Link to post

Share on other sites

Memories...this is the cache where I broke my leg last year. I had already found it and was just taking a few geofriends to get it, when a rabbit hole grabbed me and took over 12 weeks of my life. Good times not good times...

Share this post

Link to post

Share on other sites

Since the last update, five caches on the list were found, twelve were archived or disabled, and twenty-three more were added to the list. As of October 31st, there were seventy-nine active caches within a fifty mile radius of downtown Houston that have not been found in over 18 months. They are:

LiL Johnny's Chart GCKQX6 - was last found on 9/27/07 by sharpbiker with two DNF's since.

A trip through the Country... #4 GC1D3VC - was last found on 11/29/08 by ManofSteel73 with three DNF's since. As a matter of fact, his is the ONLY find on this cache, which has 10 DNF's and has been archived and unarchived by PR twice in it's lifetime.

A TROLL HOME 2 GC1AQKH - was last found on 2/22/09 by trea and PDXJim with five DNF's since.

A trip through the Country... #10 GC1D3VR - was last found on 3/15/09 by Billy H. with five DNF's since. It was recently unarchived.

A trip through the Country... #9 GC1D3VN - was last found on 3/28/09 by OneStepCloser with nine DNF's since. It was recently unarchived.

"The Eighteenth Hole" GCNKEQ - was last found on 5/23/09 by FamilieRyan with two DNF's since.

SkyRookie's PNG series #15 GC1D1WG - was last found on 6/23/09 by geojrh with six DNF's since. It was recently unarchived.

2004 5 GC1QPN3 - was last found on 7/24/09 by rw11 and GeoCraig with three DNF's since.

The Grand Oaks GC1F254 - was last found on 7/25/09 by easygrommer with five DNF's since.

Sounds by the Lake GC1E1A7 - was last found on 8/1/09 by DFrair2 with ten DNF's since.

Veterans GC1E9NM - was last found on 8/7/09 by She &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; He with six DNF's since.

Up You Go GC1BNBV - was last found on 8/14/09 by The Pirate Kid with two DNF's since.

Behind the Bushes GC1TWGN - was last found on 8/22/09 by ggmorton with nine DNF's since.

Forget Lewis &amp; Clark...Now It's Texas Dreamweaver! GC135EH - was last found on 8/29/09 by Donde Esta, gabbytabby and davarle.

The World's Foremost Cache GC1VJER - was last found on 9/7/09 by Galvbay with one DNF since. This one is still awaiting the STF!

MIDTOWN BIKE TRAIL #24 - WILDLIFE PARK GC1P56R - was last found on 9/19/09 by Maxwell's Hammer and mvh1954 with fourteen DNF's since.

HARRISBURG HIKE &amp; BIKE TRAIL No 7 GC1AKEJ - was last found on 9/26/09 by FiskFamily5 with two DNF's since.

HARRISBURG HIKE &amp; BIKE TRAIL No 11 GC1AKET - was last found on 9/26/09 by FiskFamily5 with four DNF's since.

One Degree of Separation: A Micro-LJTXHiker GCZVNG - was last found on 10/16/09 by Freeze Clan and The Texas Freeze Clan with one DNF since.

" The Bend II " GC1RGQ4 - was last found on 11/7/09 by wildpeachseekers with one DNF since.

SPLAT!!! GCR9VG - was last found on 11/7/09 by bbgbob2 with four DNF's since.

Chopped... GC189K6 - was last found on 11/17/09 by mmccoin, GeoGeex and CypressCaching with one DNF since.

7-in-7: #5 Arch to fun GC1KD4D - was last found on 11/29/09 by rocky4, mocamping and AgTitan with ten DNF's since.

Otto's Playground GC1N7QX - was last found on 12/2/09 by 4W with one DNF since.

Looking down the Creek GCVP81 - was last found on 12/13/09 by criffree with three DNF's since.

family fun GC1HRAX - was last found on 12/25/09 by af juicy with eight DNF's since.

In the Garden GCWDWB - was last found on 12/28/09 by cornkit with nine DNF's since.

Box N the Woods GCIBD6K - was last found on 01/1/10 by hummer dude with four DNF's since.

A Puzzled Monkey #2 GC1J0X0 - was last found on 01/1/10 by geohiker with two DNF's since.

A Little To The Left GC18AX1 - was last found on 01/2/10 by mvh1954, Hoosier Ranger and ILcritter with one DNF since.

L.M.P. - A night cache GC1W8B0 - was last found on 01/2/10 by ggmorton, Sky Rookie and Specialis Revelio with one DNF since.

Dead Men Caching GC1EJ0Z - was last found on 01/10/10 by ellisbe with two DNF's since.

Rustic Country Home GCP90Y - was last found on 01/11/10 by godzooky with three DNF's since.

Fairground Trivia IIGC1HPWV - was last found on 01/12/10 by Bear'n'Bug with six DNF's since.

Share this post

Link to post

Share on other sites

HC, was playing with prime membership features and thinking I might have found a process that could be easier for you. Rather than loading 5000 caches in GSAK, the GC.com website has the ability to sort by last find. If you set your search to downtown (or where ever you normally search from) and sort the by last find youngest to oldest, you could then just download the list to a GPX (OK a couple of GPX). Then you could upload those GPX into GSAK and use it to run comparisons, or filter out inactive, or whatever. Just a thought.

Eagle

Quoting an old post -- for what it's worth, this is basically how I did my report this month. I just did a search from the downtown coords that I use for my PQ's, sorted by last found (oldest first), then skipped over the events and as yet unfound caches -- and there was my list! The standard GC search goes out 50 miles -- how convenient. I still had to pull up each cache and check it for who found it last and how many DNF's, etc, but it was no more work intensive than my old method. No PQ's to download and no chance of missing a recently unarchived cache. Sweet!